'Pain is unbearable': mother of twins recounts Batlow fire tragedy

The mother of twin three-year-old girls who died in a house fire in the state's Snowy Mountains on Monday says she "hates myself for not being able to do more" in an emotional tribute to the little girls.

Aisha and Lailani Dubois died when their home in Batlow caught fire and burnt to the ground.

Aisha and Lailani Dubois.Credit:Facebook

The twins' mother Tanyka Ford told detectives, who have yet to establish whether or not the blaze was suspicious, that she was outside with her six-year-old son when the door slammed shut, locking it behind her.

Investigators have been told Ms Ford, who lived at the home with three of her children, attempted to break in via a window but cut herself badly on the shattered glass.

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She was forced to watch as the blaze tore into her home, with the two girls inside.

Aisha and Lailani Dubois.Credit:Facebook

"Mummy's beautiful babies I miss you more than words can describe right now,’’ Ms Ford wrote on Facebook alongside a photo of herself with the girls.

"I'm absolutely gutted and hate myself for not being able to help more my babies.

"The pain is unbearable."

Investigators are working to establish the fire's cause and will also spend the coming days canvassing witnesses, relatives and neighbours, Riverina Police District Commander Superintendent Bob Noble said on Tuesday.

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Ms Ford's sister Jazmyne Ford posted a video on Facebook on Wednesday imploring people to take care with doors that could automatically lock.

"If you have a door that closes and you cannot get back in, it just locks, please please please if you can get that fixed," she wrote.

"It can happen to anybody. Their children can close that door and you are stuck outside.

"My sister has absolutely nothing left except her gorgeous son! We are so thankful that he is safe."